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AI exposure Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media

Will AI replace editors?

Editors. US occupation 27-3041.

24.6%

of the time editors spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of editors' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 89 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 88% of them.Further along than 88% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for editorsWhat editors no longer do alone

O*NET lists 20 tasks for editors. AI use at work shows up in 5 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Read material to determine index items and arrange them alphabetically or topically, indicating page or chapter location. mostly automated 1.00
  2. Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.Core task automated and assisted 0.81
  3. Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.Core task automated and assisted 0.79
  4. Make manuscript acceptance or revision recommendations to the publisher. automated and assisted 0.79
  5. Review and approve proofs submitted by composing room prior to publication production.Core task automated and assisted 0.78

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

15 of the 20 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Allocate print space for story text, photos, and illustrations according to space parameters and copy significance, using knowledge of layout principles.Core task
  • Assign topics, events and stories to individual writers or reporters for coverage.Core task
  • Confer with management and editorial staff members regarding placement and emphasis of developing news stories.Core task
  • Direct the policies and departments of newspapers, magazines and other publishing establishments.Core task
  • Interview and hire writers and reporters or negotiate contracts, royalties, and payments for authors or freelancers.Core task
  • Meet frequently with artists, typesetters, layout personnel, marketing directors, and production managers to discuss projects and resolve problems.Core task
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  • Monitor news-gathering operations to ensure utilization of all news sources, such as press releases, telephone contacts, radio, television, wire services, and other reporters.Core task
  • Oversee publication production, including artwork, layout, computer typesetting, and printing, ensuring adherence to deadlines and budget requirements.Core task
  • Plan the contents of publications according to the publication's style, editorial policy, and publishing requirements.Core task
  • Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.Core task
  • Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.Core task
  • Select local, state, national, and international news items received from wire services, based on assessment of items' significance and interest value.Core task
  • Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors.Core task
  • Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.Core task
  • Arrange for copyright permissions.

How that compares

Among the 34 arts, design, entertainment, sports and media occupations, editors rank 8. The group averages 14.2%, and its most exposed job is Technical Writers at 47.5%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 85Real Estate Brokers 26.1%
  2. 87Web and Digital Interface Designers 24.9%
  3. 88Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks 24.7%

Just below

  1. 91Biological Scientists, All Other 24.5%
  2. 91Dietetic Technicians 24.5%
  3. 93Procurement Clerks 24.4%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.